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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Obesity

Obesity current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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December 2024

Addressing disparities: a systematic review of digital health equity for adolescent obesity prevention and management interventions

Association of adverse childhood experiences and overweight or obesity in adolescents

The association of higher offspring early-childhood weight gain with prepregnancy metabolic and bariatric surgery

Community-based diet and obesity-related policy, system, and environmental interventions for obesity prevention during the first 1000 days: a scoping review

Early changes in the gut microbiota are associated with weight outcomes over 2 years following metabolic and bariatric surgery

The effects of acute exercise on food intake and appetite in adolescents with and without obesity

Efficacy of lifestyle interventions to treat pediatric obesity

Facilitators and barriers to healthful eating among adolescents in high-income countries

Gender differences in adherence and retention in Mediterranean diet interventions with a weight-loss outcome

How effective are church-based weight-loss interventions among Black adults? A systematic review

Impact of eating behavior on 24-month weight change after treatment of severe obesity

Leptin is a potential biomarker of childhood obesity and an indicator of the effectiveness of weight-loss interventions

Long-term effects of a primary weight gain prevention intervention among healthy weight obesity susceptible children: results from the Healthy Start Study

Neurologic complications after bariatric surgery: an integrative review of the literature with case report

Obesity treatment in adolescents and adults in the era of personalized medicine

Semaglutide vs tirzepatide for weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity

Sestrin2 at the crossroads of cardiovascular disease and diabetes: a comprehensive review

Sex differences in the secular change in waist circumference relative to BMI in five countries from 1997 to 2020

A systematic review and meta-analysis of loss-of-control eating in relation to cardiometabolic health components and inflammatory markers

The utility of obesity polygenic risk scores from research to clinical practice: a review

The vices and virtues of medical models of obesity

Sources

JAMA Internal Medicine (Sep); Journal of Internal Medicine (Aug); Obesity (Oct-Nov); Obesity Facts (Oct); Obesity Medicine (Oct); Obesity Reviews (Nov-Dec)

October 2024

Adoption of telemedicine for obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic achieved comparable outcomes to in-person visits

Adult obesity treatment and prevention: a trans-agency commentary on the research landscape, gaps, and future opportunities

Approach to obesity treatment in primary care

The association between excess weight and COVID-19 outcomes

Association between preconception body mass index and fertility in adult female

Association between ultraprocessed food consumption and excess adiposity in children and adolescents

Comparative analysis of mortality rates among morbidly obese individuals: a study of patients undergoing bariatric surgery, nonsurgical morbidly obese individuals, and the general population

EASL-EASD-EASO clinical practice guidelines on the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)

Effective medical treatment of obesity among immigrant women in primary care

Effects of bariatric surgery on muscle strength and quality

Effects of bariatric surgery on sexual function and fertility

Efficacy of low carbohydrate ketogenic diet in weight management

Exploring factors of adherence to weight loss interventions in population with overweight/obesity

Global prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

Glucagon-like receptor-1 agonists for obesity: weight loss outcomes, tolerability, side effects, and risks

Holistic modelling as a catalyst for effective obesity policy (BMJ analysis)

Medication and supplement pharmacokinetic changes following bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Medications for obesity: a review (JAMA review)

Nutrition and exercise: cornerstones of health with emphasis on obesity and type 2 diabetes management—a narrative review

Nutritional considerations with antiobesity medications

Obesity- and diet-induced plasticity in systems that control eating and energy balance

Obesity in adolescents: a review (JAMA review)

Obesity in adults (Lancet seminar)

The role of gut microbiota in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathogenesis

A systematic review and meta-analysis combining adolescent and adult data to evaluate weight loss and the effect of age following the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

A systematic review on the applicability of cell-free DNA level as an obesity biomarker

Which components of behavioral weight management programs are essential for weight loss in people living with obesity? A rapid review of systematic reviews

Sources

BMJ, The (Sep); JAMA (Aug-Sep); JAMA Internal Medicine (Jul); JAMA Pediatrics (Aug); Lancet, The (Sep); Obesity (Aug-Sep); Obesity Facts (Aug); Obesity Medicine (Aug-Sep); Obesity Pillars (Dec); Obesity Reviews (Aug-Oct)

August 2024

The association between weight loss medications and cardiovascular complications 10.1002/oby.24037

Decreasing sedentary time during lessons reduces obesity in primary school children: the Active Movement study 10.1159/000536665

Differentiating monogenic and syndromic obesities from polygenic obesity: assessment, diagnosis, and management 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100110

Effectiveness of interventions to reduce social inequalities of weight status in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1111/obr.13752

Efficacy and safety of semaglutide 2.4 mg by race and ethnicity: a post hoc analysis of three randomized controlled trials 10.1002/oby.24042 

Efficacy of liraglutide in pediatric obesity: a review of clinical trial data 10.1016/j.obmed.2024.100545

Impact of insulin sensitization on metabolic and fertility outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity—a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression 10.1111/obr.13744 

Juxtaposing contested bodies: what can be learned from the politics of weightism and of women’s exclusion 10.1080/21604851.2024.2361545

Long-term changes in eating-related problems and quality of life in children with overweight and obesity attending a 10-week lifestyle camp 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.04.002

Mutations in the leptin-melanocortin pathway and weight loss after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1002/oby.24007

Preoperative depression and outcomes after metabolic and bariatric surgery: a systematic narrative review 10.1111/obr.13743 

Prevalence and correlates of night eating syndrome, insomnia, and psychological distress in primary care patients with obesity: a cross-sectional study 10.1159/000538341

Seventeen years since rimonabant's downfall: reassessing its suicidality risk profile 10.1002/oby.24019 

Special considerations for the child with obesity: an Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) clinical practice statement (CPS) 2024 10.1016/j.obpill.2024.100113

A systematic review of the effectiveness of attentional bias modification to support weight management in individuals who are overweight or obese 10.1111/obr.13745 

A systematic review of the effects of maternal obesity on neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes 10.1111/obr.13747 

Text messages with financial incentives for men with obesity: a randomized clinical trial 10.1001/jama.2024.7064

Weight management using meal replacements and cardiometabolic risk reduction in individuals with pre-diabetes and features of metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 10.1111/obr.13751

Sources

Fat Studies (Jun); JAMA (Jul); Obesity (Jun-Jul); Obesity Facts (Jun); Obesity Medicine (Jun); Obesity Pillars (Sep); Obesity Research and Clinical Practice (May-Jun); Obesity Reviews (Jul)

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